Jay Juno:

Michone Nettles:

Jason Scheer:

“I am thankful for Sean. We’ve been friends since I got here years ago. We keep each other straight.”

Karen Fleming:

“I am thankful for my customers, without them I couldn’t get my meds, I am grateful for my friendship with Belinda – 23 years!”

Belinda Beason:

“I am grateful for my home, and for my customers because they helped me get my home, so I can have my cat. I am grateful for my sister Karen!”

Millard Gulledge:

"I am thankful for love! Spell it! L.O.V.E."

Chris Van Dam:

“I am thankful for somewhere to sleep at night. Spectacular! I am thankful for food, seriously; there’s been times I’ve been hungry and stayed hungry. I am also grateful for dental floss. That’s why I have most of my teeth.”

Dennis Chavez:

“I am grateful to be indoors.”

Nettie Johnson:

“I am thankful that I do have a job selling Street Roots. It builds me up to do better in my life.”

Mark Rodriguez:

“I am thankful for another day of life, and for coffee! It’s what gets me out of bed in the morning.”

Wayne Moore:

“I am grateful for old music. It reminds me of the good old days. It has to come out one way or the other.”

Tami Knapper:

“I am thankful for the life that is provided to me.”

Jim McCrae:

“It is an honor to rise above ground, open my eyes and take a breath of fresh air.”

Ken Snider:

“I am thankful for friends, family, and for life.”

C.W. Witt:

“I am grateful for Street Roots because it gives me the opportunity to do things I couldn’t have done without it.”

Rick Davis:

“I am thankful for housing, for friends and for Street Roots.”

Billy Turner:

“I am thankful for being alive, for my family and for all my customers.”

Norm:

“I am thankful for my customers. They take good care of me; they buy me food; they are always there for papers.”

Tina Drake:

“I am thankful for my RV. I just bought it last night. It gives us a place to call our own and fulfill our dreams of traveling.”

Amy Turco:

“I am thankful for life, for Street Roots, and for my job at Starbucks at the airport.”

Francine:

“I am thankful for my mother. If it wasn’t for my mother and God, I wouldn’t be here. When I want to see her I just look in the mirror. I look just like her. I talk to her all the time.”

James McCord:

“I am thankful for Street Roots. If it wasn’t for Street Roots, I wouldn’t be able to buy food, seriously.”

Street Roots is an award-winning, nonprofit, weekly newspaper focusing on economic, environmental and social justice issues. Our newspaper is sold in Portland, Oregon, by people experiencing homelessness and/or extreme poverty as means of earning an income with dignity. Learn more about Street Roots